Toilet fixture and support



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TOILET rIxTUnE Nn surnom Application led July 23, 1928. Serial No. 294,650.:

This invention aims to provide a device in the form of an accessible, waterproof, sectional boxlike support 'for toilet fixtures, accessories, i ing and connections; the construction factured of parts interchangeable and assembled and completed-where desired Without waiting for the carpenters, tile setters, plasterers, painters and other mechanicsv to do 'theliir work before the plumber finishes his tas This invention aims, moreover to Vprovide novel means whereby toilet lixtures of one kind andA another may be set u conveniently by furnishing an accessible lus finished wall and support, novel means being provided for housin the pipes of the fixturesl and novel means eing supplied for gaining access to the pipes and'connections in the event that re airs and replacements arenecessary.

gt is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above andother objects in view,

which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement ofparts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the -invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope voi" what is-claimed, without spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in. vertical section, a device constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a vertical section taken at right angles t0 the showing of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a horizontal section.

The device forming the ,subject matter of .this application comprises a box-like support 1, made of metal, painted, or finishe in any other desired way, dependin upon the finish which it is desired that the xture shall have. The support 1 com rises a body which is open at its top, 'i the body including a front 2 having rearwardly prolonged extensions'i. 5 The extensions 3 are connected at 5 to the ldeparting from the lng such that it may be manu? preferably, and enamelled,

side pieces 4 which are arranged at right angles to the lfront, the joints at 5, and elsewhere, .being suitably packed, or constructed otherwise,y so that the support will be water tight. Side pieces 6 are located in alinement with the side pieces 4 and are connected there-,- to as shown at 7. The rear edges of the side pieces 6 are connected at 8 to the forward extensions 9 of a back plate 10. The lbackplate. 10 is prolonged outwardly beyond the extensions 9 to form flanges 11 connected by securing elements 12 to the flanges 14 of wings 15, located in alinement'with the side pieces 6, the wings having outstandin flanges 16 connected by securing elements 1g? to any accessible parts 18 of the building in which the device forming the subject matter of this apl plication is located. As shown at 19 in Figure 2, the wings 15 terminate in the same horizontal plane with the lower edge of the body portion of the support. The support in-4 cludes a bottom 20 having an upstanding rim 22, the constituent parts of the body of the support, and the bottom 20, having outstanding flanges 23' which are joined together by securin elements 24; `The numeral 25 indicates a ase,.made of metal, and including a fiat bottom plate 26 having an upstanding rim 27 within which the rim 22 of the bottom 20 is located.

The bottom 20 slopes downwardly 'to a drain pipe 21 having a vent 31, the drain pipe being connected to the bottom 20 and extending downwardly through the bottom plate 26 of the base 25. The base 25 serves as a reinforcement for the lower end of the body of the 'support. Moreover, because the bottom 2() slopes tothe drain pipe 21, it is desirable to have the base 25, and the flat bottom plate 26, so thatthe support can be mounted properly on the timbers of the building in which the structure is located and set up.

located anywhere desired. In the present instance, the door is disposed in the fr'ont 2, but this is not insisted upon. The door 28 is hingedly mounted, as shown at 29, and contains a cabinet 30 provided on its inner side with a' hinged door 32. The door 28 and the cabinet 30 may be-considerablyhigher than The device includes a door 28which may be y the support 1, if desired, as `shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. As will be described hereinafter, the structure forming the subject matter of this application includes a bathtub, and a person entering the support 1, for the purposeof taking a shower bath, can place his garments in the cabinet for the purpose of keeping them dry. For the convenience of the person using the device, a seat 33 may be foldably mounted, as shown at `34, at any desired point within the support, the seat being mounted, in the present instance, on one of the side pieces 4.

A shelf 35 may be hingedly mounted anywhere within the support 1. or instance, the shelf 35 may be hinged at 36 to one of the side pieces 4, and may be sustained from the parts 4 and 3 by means of chains 37, or otherwise. rlhe shelf 35 is adapted to support an infants bath tub 38, and theheight of the shelf 35 is such that a person washing a child in the tub 38 can do so without stooping over, as is necessary when a child is washed in an ordinary bath tub on the floor of the bathroom. When the occasion for the use of the bath tub 38 hasr passed, it can, oi course, be stowed in any convenient place, the chains 37 being unhoolred at 38 from the shelf 35, and the shelf being folded up into an out of the way position.

/ The numeral 40 'designates a closet bowl, the carrying plate 41 of which is bolted at 42 (or secured otherwise) to the back plate l10. lt is to be observed, referring to Figure 2 of the drawings, that the closet bowl 40 is spaced from the bottom 20, and there is ample room to clean under the closet bowl. The numeral 43 designates a T coupling in the soil stack 44,

and the numeral 45 marks a connection, bolted at 46 to the horizontal arm of the coupling 43 in the soil stack, and bolted 'at 47 to the rear surface ofthe back plate 10, the connection 45 constituting an outlet or thecloset bowl 40.

The connection 45 preferablyis made of lead or some other bendable material, so that if the soil stack 44 happens to settle after it has been coupled up with the closet bowl, the

' joints will not open and leak.

A sink 48 is mounted on the back plate 10, and the drain pipel49 for the sink may open into the pipe 45 which connects the closet bowl 40 with the soil stack 44. .The pipe 49 has a vent 50. Theusual cupboardil' may be mounted in the back plate 10, above the sink 48. The faucets for the sink 48 are vshown at 52 and are in pipes 53 under the control of hand valves 54 accessible from within the support 1, but located behind the back plate 10, as shown in Figure 2` A pipe 56 is connected to the mixinvalve and extends forwardly through the ack lplate 6, the pipe 56 carrying universal joints and a spray head 57 adapted to be used when a shower bath is to be taken, the spray head 57 discharging downwardly within the support 1. the flow through the spray p control of the valve 58 located behind the spray head. A hose 59 is connected to the part 56 and by opening the nozzle 60 of the hose, a stream ofl water is aiorded for washingout the support 1. When` the support or 'casing 1 is washed down, the water runs away through the drain 21, of course, thewater is disposed of in the same way, when the spray head 57 is in use for a shower bath.

When the hose 59 is .not in use, it may be head being immediately under the',

hung up on a peg 61, as shown in Figure 1. v

No damage can result if the sink 48 or the bowl 40 runs over, because whatever is discharged rom the sink or from the bowl, as above mentioned, will run out through the drain pipe 21, the support`1 being watertight, the bottom 20l being integrally connected` to the rim 22, and the bottom of the door 28 being elevated :tar enough so that anyreasona-ble amount of water discharged on the bottom 20 will iiow away-through the drain 21 rather than run out under the door.

Referring especially to Figure 2, it will be observed that many pipes and fittings, such as the pipe 45, the pipe 50, the pipe 56, and

the mixing valve 55 with is' supply pipes 53,

are located behind the back plate, within the compartment (Figure 3) formed by the back plate and the wings 15. Although the plumbing is concealed from View, it 1s thoroughly accessible, for renewal or repair. Having this consideration in mind, a panel 62 is mounted in the seat 63 formed in the back plate 10, the panel beino'- held in the seat byV securing devices 64, it being possible to remove the securing devices, and take out the' anel 62, and gain access to whatever is behind the back plate 10.

Itfmay be desirable to gain access to some of the parts behind the plate 10, whilst the bath room is in use, and in order to accomplish this, closures 65 are removably held in seats 66 formed inthe wings 15. -A plumber,

janitor, inspector, or other person, can remove the closures 65 and gain access to the plumbing, without taking out. the panel 62 and without disturbing the user of the bath room. So far as the process of erection is concerned, it will be ve convenient to removethe panels 65 and lt-lie panels 62, at the same time, thereby to give ready access to the space behind the back plate 10.

The major advantages are that it can be Jmanufactured and furnished complete as a unit. The flexible swinging'4 waste outlets make it possible to connect it from any an lev or side. The low design of this fixture ma e it possible to locate a window anywhere above it. It can be set up, tested and completed in one operation and then encased as desired by the owner. It is designed as a bedroom fixture for the general cleansing of the bod It is self cleansing and can be cheaply ma e and installed. It is designed ,of light material v1-and parts which can be removed and replaced if breakages occur. Under the present practice, the plumber is under the necessity of lboth froughing-in his work, and then completing it in stages whichA are-governed by what thefca-rpenters andv other ymechanics have done 'in the building. -,The-result is that the plmberhas to wait for a f'nalinspection, which prolongs his work and increases the cost of installation. 1

With the devicel forming the subject matter of this application, the plumber can set up his Work completely, couple it upl with the supply and sewer pipes,`test it out, andcall for his pay without being dependent upon the completion of some Whatis claimed i's 1. In a' device of the class described, a support including an assembled sectional Water proof box-like body open at the top, an inclined bottom provided with anupstanding rim, means for connecting the rim to the body, a base including a flat bottom and an upstanding rim within which the rim of the inclined bottom is received,a`drain cooperating with the lowermost part tom and extended through the flat bottom,'a

. series of fixtures within the body and a 'series of pipe and fittings to the rear all supported thereby and accessible from the inside or outside as desired, and a door providing ingress and egress from the body, the doory being mounted independently of the. base, whereby water from the toilet fixtures will be conducted away by the drain and" not leak out under the door.

2. In a device of the class described, a box- A,like body closed at the bottom and open at the top, the body comprising a back plate and wings extended rearwardly from the back plate, aftoilet fixture within the body and supported by the body, plumbing connected to the fixture and disposed within the s ace between the wings, one of the wings, an the back plate, being provided with a panel which gives access to the plumbin In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aixed my signature.

I RALPH W. WALLACE.

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